LESSON XXVIII.

RULE. — In reading, be careful not to join the final consonant of one word to the vowel of the next word, as in the following lines.

Lou das his thunder shou tis praise

And soun dit lofty as his throne.

Words to be Spelled and Defined.

1. Ra'-di-ant, a. beaming with brightness.
2. Date, n. the fruit of a tree which grows
in warm countries.

Fra'-grant, a. sweet smelling.
Per-fume', v. to fill with pleasant smells.
Hues, n. colors.
[color.

3. Ru'-by, n. a precious stone of a red

Dia'-mond, n. a precious stone of the most valuable kind.

Cor'-al, n. a kind of sea animal (here used as an adjective).

Strand, n a shore or beach of the sea

or ocean.

THE BETTER LAND.

1. "I HEAR thee speak of the better land;
Thou call'st its children a happy band;
Mother'! oh, where is' that radiant shore?
Shall we not seek it, and weep no more' ?
Is it where the flower of the orange blows,
And the fireflies dance through the myrtle boughs?"
“Not there, not there, my child!"

2. "Is it where the feathery palm trees rise',
And the date grows ripe under sunny skies'?
Or 'mid the green islands of glittering seas',
Where fragrant forests perfume the breeze',
And strange bright birds, on their starry wings,
Bear the rich hues of all glorious things'?"
"Not there, not there, my child!"

3. "Is it far away, in some region old,
Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold,
Where the burning rays of the ruby shine,
And the diamond lights up the secret mine,
And the pearl gleams forth from the coral strand' ?
Is it there, sweet mother, that better land'?”
"Not there, not there, my child!

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'Eye hath not seen' it, my gentle boy!
Ear hath not heard' its deep sounds of joy;

Dreams cannot picture' a world so fair;
Sorrow and death may not enter there';
Time doth not breathe on its fadeless bloom,
Beyond the clouds, and beyond the tomb;

It is there', it is there', my child'!”

MRS. HEMANS.

QUESTIONS.- What climate produces the myrtle, palm, and date? Why is the palm tree called feathery? Where is that "better land," spoken of in the lesson ? What inflection should be used at the word "child," in the last line of the 1st stanza? (Rule IV.) What inflection at the same word when repeated in the other three stanzas? (Exception to Rule IV.) Give rules for the other inflections.

PRONUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION.— Chil-dren, not chilren, nor chil-durn: feath-er-y, not feath'ry: glit-ter-ing, not glitrin: per-fume', not per'-fume (the verb is pronounced per-fume'; and the noun, per-'fume). SPELL AND DEFINE. 1. Myrtle: 2. feathery, glittering, glorious: 3. region, wander, secret, gleams: 4. picture, fadeless.

LESSON XXIX.

RULE. When two or more consonants come together, be careful to sound each one distinctly. Thou waft'st the flying ships. Thou acknowledgest thy crimes. Thou list'nest to my tale. It exists somewhere. Thou knewest that I was a hard man. Thou wrongest wrongfully.

Words to be Spelled and Defined.

Pa'-tri-arch, n. the father and ruler of a family. Among the Jews, distinguished men were called by this name.

1. Com-po-si'-tion, n. a written work.
6. This'-tle, n. (pro. this'le) a kind of prickly
plant.

Cock'-le, n. a worthless plant or weed.

PORTRAIT OF A PATRIARCH.

1. I CANNOT forbear making an extract of several passages, which I have always read with great delight, in the book of Job. It is the account, which that holy man gives, of his behavior in the days of his prosperity, and, if considered only as a human composition, is a finer picture of a charitable and good natured man than is to be met with in any other author.

2. "Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when

God preserved me; when his candle shined upon my head, and when, by his light, I walked through darkness; when the Almighty was yet with me; when my children were about me; when I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured out. rivers of oil.

3. "When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me; because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame; I was a father to the poor; and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

4. "Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the poor? Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity. If I did despise the cause of my man servant or of my maid servant, when they contended with me, what then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? Did not he that made me make him also?

5. "If I have withheld the poor from their desire', or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail', or have eaten my morsel myself alone', and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; if I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering'; if his loins have not blessed me', and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep'; if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate'; then let mine arm fall from my shoulderblade', and mine arm be broken from the bone'.

6. "I rejoiced not at the destruction' of him that hated me, nor lifted up myself when evil found him'; neither have I suffered my mouth to sin', by wishing a curse to his soul'. The stranger did not lodge in the street; but I opened my doors to the traveler'. If my land cry against me', and the furrows thereof complain'; if I have eaten the fruits thereof without money', or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life'; let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle' instead of barley`.”

ADDISON.

QUESTIONS.— What character is here described? What is a Patriarch? Considered merely as a human composition, how does the description given by Job compare with all others? How does Job describe himself to have been situated in months past?" What is meant by his steps being washed with butter? How did he treat those in trouble? How did he treat the widow, the stranger, and his enemies?

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Explain the inflections of this lesson

ARTICULATION.-Sound all the consonants clearly in words like the following: extract, preserved, darkness, grieved, troubled, integrity, stranger, furrows, traveler.

SPELL AND DEFINE.

1. Prosperity, charitable: 2. Almighty: 3.

perish, searched: 4. integrity, contended: 5. morsel, fleece: 6. destruction, suffered, stranger, traveler, furrows, complain.

LESSON XXX.

RULE.- Sound the vowels correctly and very full, prolonging the sounds of those that are italicized, in the following words. A-ge, a-we, a-rm, o-ld, ou-r, ee-l, oo-ze, bu-oy, i-sle.

Words to be Spelled and Defined.

1. Ter'-race, n. a raised bank of earth.
3. Broid'-er-ed. p. adorned with figures of

needle work.

Em'-e-rald, n. a gem of a pure lively
green color (used here as an adjec-
tive).

Al'-a-bas-ter, n. a soft, white marble.
Cor'-o-net, n. a little crown.

5. Heir'-loom, n. any article which by law

descends to the heir with the real estate.

Du'-cal. a. pertaining to a duke.

7. De-co'-rum, n. propriety of behavior Lus'-ter, n. brightness.

8. Pan'-ic, n. sudden alarm.

10. Quest, n. search.

11. Leg'-a-cy, n. what is left by will.
12. Am'-bush, n. a concealed place.

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GINEVRA.

Ir ever you should come to Modena,
Stop at a palace near the Reggio gate,
Dwelt in of old by one of the Donati.
Its noble gardens', terrace above terrace',
And rich in fountains, statues, cypresses',
Will long detain' you; but, before you go',
Enter the house-forget it not, I pray' you—
And look awhile upon a picture' there.

'Tis of a lady in her earliest youth,
The last of that illustrious family;

Done by Zampieri; but by whom I care not.
He, who observes it, ere he passes on,
Gazes his fill, and comes and comes again,
That he may call it up when far away.

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She sits, inclining forward as to speak, Her lips half open, and her finger up,

As though she said', "Beware!" her vest of gold'
Broidered with flowers, and clasped from head to foot',
An emerald stone' in every golden clasp';

And on her brow', fairer than alabaster',
A coronet of pearls'.

But then her face,

So lovely', yet so arch', so full of mirth,
The overflowings of an innocent heart;
It haunts me still, though many a year
Like some wild melody!

Alone it hangs

has fled,

Over a moldering heirloom; its companion,
An oaken chest, half eaten by the worm,
But richly carved by Antony of Trent,
With scripture stories from the life of Christ;
A chest that came from Venice, and had held
The ducal robes of some old ancestors-
That by the way, it may be true' or false-
But don't forget the picture; and you will not,
When you have heard the tale they told me there.

She was an only child', her name Ginevra',
The joy, the pride of an indulgent father;
And in her fifteenth year became a bride,
Marrying an only son, Francesco Doria,
Her playmate from her birth, and her first love.

Just as she looks there, in her bridal dress,
She was all gentleness, all gayety,

Her pranks the favorite theme of every tongue.
But now the day was come', the day', the hour';
Now, frowning, smiling for the hundredth' time,
The nurse', that ancient lady', preached decorum';
And, in the luster of her youth', she gave
Her hand', with her heart' in it, to Francesco'.

Great was the joy'; but at the nuptial feast,
When all sat down, the bride herself was wanting;
Nor was she to be found! Her father cried,
"Tis but to make a trial of our love!"

And filled his glass to all; but his hand shook,
And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.